NHTSA Complaint #11310320 — 2015 KIA OPTIMA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11310320
Vehicle	2015 KIA OPTIMA
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 27, 2020
Date Filed	February 20, 2020
Mileage	68,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KY

Consumer Description

HAD MY OIL CHANGED WHEN SUPPOSED TO THEY ADVISED MY CAR WAS ALMOST ON EMPTY, AFTER CHANGED I HADN'T DROVE IT ABOUT 1,000 MILES AND I NOTICED IT WHITE SMOKE WHEN I STARTED IT COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, CHECKED MY OIL AND IT WAS BELOW THE LOW LEVEL. I'M HAVING TO PUT OIL IN EVERY FEW DAYS AND ITS SUPPOSED TO BE 2000 MORE MILES TIL TIME TO CHANGE IT AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ABOUT A MONTH NOW, ITS NOT LEAKING OIL, JUST BURNING IT. NOW WHILE DRIVING MY CAR IF I TRY TO GIVE IT GAS TO ACCELERATE MY CAR STARTS LOSING POWER AND A LOT OF WHITE SMOKE COMES OUT THE PIPE. ITS STILL DRIVABLE AS OF NOW BUT THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE ISSUE WITH THESE MAKE/MODELS FOR THE 2015'S. I'M TAKING TO A DEALERSHIP NEXT WEEK TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM

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